Istanbul Protocol

The Istanbul Protocol in Israel: Summary of a Joint Seminar Day

This publication details the highlights of a symposium organized by PCATI and the Israeli Medical Association in February 2014. The publication explains the protocol, its implementation in legal settings and hospitals in Israel and abroad, and how it aids in the identification, documentation and provision of legal assistance to torture victims. Download the publication.

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How do you say Istanbul Protocol in Hebrew?

 On 26 of November 2018, Israel’s High Court of Justice decided that Mr Firas Tbeish had not been tortured. This concluded a six-year legal battle undertaken by Mr Tbeish and PCATI. This case review, published in Torture Journal in 2019, presents some of the complexities which on-the-ground anti-torture work in Israel entails. Specifically, it touches

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